I'd like to install a garden room/workshop, roughly 4mx6m with a bifold door on the short side. I don't think I need any windows. Not sure what kind of roof style to go with just yet.
I don't want to spend the next 6 months building it, so I was considering a pre fab and knocking it out within a couple of weeks. The trouble is I can't find what I want for what I deem is a reasonable price to performance. Everything I look at seems to be made of 3x2's, whereas I'd want 4x2's at a minimum.
I've thought about buying a shed and then insulating it internally. Here's an example of something I was considering:
https://www.nordictimberbuildings.com/product/20-x-10-pent-garden-summerhouse-with-bifold-doors/
£7400 is a ridiculous price considering something just slightly bigger, without aluminium windows and a bifold door is £3.5k. That's almost a £4k difference. I don't get it.
https://www.nordictimberbuildings.com/product/20-x-12-apex-garden-shed-workshop/
I reckon I could build the first option myself with insulation and using 4x2's for £3k. Of course you can build it yourself for less you say... I don't mind paying a fair price, but I feel like i'm being robbed with what's on offer.
As I said, I don't want to devote a great deal of time to building it myself. Which leaves me with having to buy one pre made, or having someone build one for me.
I asked a chippie for a ballpark price and he came back with a figure of £10k. Again, I feel that's taking the piss. I've seen a lot of professional builds on youtube, and they don't take more than a couple of weeks - were talking fancy looking buildings here. I just want a notch above a basic shed.
So then I looked at SIPs. I can't find the correct size on the website, but something half the size of what I want is around £3k. So roughly £6k for the shell and a couple of grand to finish it off. That would give me something substantially better than the first option, and I wouldn't have to faff about with spending more time insulating and boarding it.
https://www.simplysips.co.uk/product/4-2m-x-3m-sips-kit/
£8k is more than I'd like to spend so I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this. What's my best option? Is there anything I haven't considered?
